An international institute that seeks to improve the safety of reservoirs that store toxic waste from mining known as tailings kicked off Tuesday, six years after the collapse of a dam owned by ...

Those dams, which hold mining byproducts, are cheaper to build but present higher security risks because their walls are constructed over a base of muddy mining waste rather than on solid ground.

JACKSON, MI — Consumers Energy says it may take months longer than expected to decide whether to sell, remove or relicense ...

Tailings dam disasters can be prevented using a combination data analytics, IoT technology and engineering expertise.

With climate-driven disasters on the rise, urgent action is needed to modernise flood resilience strategies worldwide.

BULAWAYO’s water supply dams have received a cumulative 21 percent inflows since the beginning of the rainy season with water ...

While experts agree that environmental, social and governance practices have been further embedded in mining strategies, they also remain the highest risk for mining companies.

Sean Donegan, President and CEO, Satelytics, discusses how the mining industry is being challenged by hard-to-detect issues ...

Africa is working to become a global leader in sustainable mining, transitioning from traditional methods to more ...

Learn more. A coalition of lawmakers in Hancock County is working on a slate of bills that could allow Maine towns to band together and take ownership of abandoned dams, as well as clarify what ...